NCT04549675

Couple-focused Intervention for Sun Protection

Sun Safe Partners Online: Pilot Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 150 (actual)
• Sponsor: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The goal of this pilot study is to develop and test a couple-based intervention to increase sun protection practices. First, the investigators will develop the intervention website, Sun Safe Partners online. Next, the investigators will gather feedback and preferences for content in a small sample of couples who do not regularly engage in sun protection practices. The investigators will also gather preliminary information regarding the impact of the couple-based intervention.

Detailed description

Aim 1: To develop and evaluate the feasibility of a couple-based sun protection intervention. Aim 2: To examine the impact of the couple-based sun protection intervention on sun protection practices, individual attitudes, relationship perspective on sun protection, and couples' discussion with each other and their supportive communications about sun protection. Aim 3: To develop and refine a SunSafe Partners online intervention. This process includes refining existing intervention content drawn from the first phase of this pilot research as well as formative and usability studies to obtain user-generated feedback on additional content and the approach. Aim 4: To gather pilot data on participation in and evaluations of the Sun Safe partner's intervention from Aim 3. Arm 1: Web-based intervention called Sun Safe Partners Online Arm 2: Generic Online Sun Safety Information intervention- 4 links emailed to participants

Conditions

• Skin Cancer Prevention

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Sun Safe Partners Online	Sun Safe Partners Online has 4 individual-focused modules and 4 couple-focused modules focusing on skin cancer prevention education and sun protection.
BEHAVIORAL	Generic Online Sun Safety Information intervention	4 links to sent to participants from (1) The Skin Cancer Foundation's Skin Cancer Prevention guidelines, (2) the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's information on risk factors for skin cancer, (3) the American Academy of Dermatology's information on how to select an appropriate sunscreen, and (4) The Skin Cancer Foundation's information on sun protective clothing. Participants were emailed a link to one of the resources each week for 4 weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-05-01
• Primary completion: 2019-11-30
• Completion: 2020-11-30
• First posted: 2020-09-16
• Last updated: 2021-04-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States